Sephie

We're Sydney bound! So excited. We've held onto this dream for more than 5 years since we first started talking seriously about it and had several setbacks along the way, so this is really lovely news for us. I stood in Manly looking at the sea and have a photo of the moment with a caption of me dreaming I would be living there one day. Well maybe not Manly, but close enough will do :-)

Congrats KLexpat! When my husband and I went for our honeymoon in Australia 3 years ago, we also loved Manly so I can totally imagine what you're dreaming of! We're currently in Melbourne now, and love it here, but one day maybe we may be there in Manly too!

I'm also from KL, and if you drop by Melbourne for your recce, let me know! Maybe we can grab a coffee. Our dream started 4 years ago and gosh it just seems so surreal when you get the golden email doesn't it? Good luck with the planning!

Wen & Oz!! Congrats you two!! Yay!! Happy news!!

Still checking in on you Wen66, don't give up!!

I've got my fingers crossed for you tomorrow, Wen!

Hi guys, I can't answer that I afraid, I applied through my agent and he just sent us the good news by email this morning

Congrats Plastic Island!!!

We received the golden email this morning!!! Wen66, eddie, and the rest of our gang, you guys are next, I can feel it!!

That's awesome!! Congrats!

Congrats!!! I am so happy for ya!

They flew Malaysian Airlines, the exact same route we'd take when we fly from the Netherlands to Australia stopping over in KL!

How exciting for you! New breed in Australia A few people here are curious about our breed though they have quite a few of them here, lovely fluffy girls!

Glad your cat made it safely, Joanna!

Our girls Keiko and Ciara made it too 2 days ago! Received a lovely email from the Spotswood staff to let us know how they were settling in on Thursday afternoon. We can pick them up next Sunday!

Hi doll, nope! Quiet on my end too... Still waiting...!

My husband and son's certificates weren't certified but I did upload them in colour as well and it was accepted! Mine needed translation, so I had that certified as well and scanned it in colour.

But Wen66, that's great news though! Means they are processing your visa and it's not just sitting there untouched! Silence on our end! Been almost a month since our medicals, so *not* so patiently waiting!

It is on expat forum on "190 visa slow grant speed"

Thanks for the info, tigerfeet! I just checked out that thread and yes the member who got the grant also had the delay email sent to them 2 weeks ago and she has the same team as me, so fingers crossed let's see some grants! I'm not necessarily impatient but I'm sure some of you have that 'so near yet so far' feeling as I'm feeling!

Froggles, I got hit by the dreaded delay email today too! boo!!

My agent lodged on the 11th of Feb and we are team Adelaide yes.

Oh froggles, that sucks! Let's hope we're not delayed too long!

Hi Guys

 

This there anyone in these Feb gang who has been sponsored by The State of Queensland.

 

Like some states have reached their planning level for 190, and are just waiting for "new year". I would like to know whether this could have been a factor as well in the delay.

 

Is it that States and Territories are allocated quotas from 28850 spaces? How does this thing work?

 

Cheers

Hi thomas,

We are sponsored by Queensland and as far as I know my agent hasn't been sent any email in regards to delays... Fingers crossed, there isn't one!

Hi Sephie!

 

Any further news after submitting the new form 80??

Hi Matiko, we filled in the new form 80 and submitted it yesterday to our agent, our medicals were also done on Tuesday so now we wait!

Got our CO today! Bad news is that they need form 80 filled again, the NEW one...

No news on the CO today but I did get my UK PCC so all good in that respect!

Just found this thread! (was internet-less for a while...) We applied through an agent on the 11th of Feb, sponsored by QLD. We are onshore and haven't yet uploaded the PCCs and medicals and no CO yet. Applied for the PCC from the UK but it seems to be a taking a while to get to us here in Australia, I wonder if it's gotten lost in the post...

Johndoe, you take really amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing!

PMed you, emmaroo!